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Koppen Climate Classification for the Conterminous United States

Published by University of Idaho | University of Idaho | Metadata Last Checked: August 02, 2025 | Last Modified: 2020-08-28T14:52:18.000Z
The downloadable ZIP file contains an Esri grid.  These data were created as part of a graduate thesis at the University of Idaho. The Koppen Climate Classification was produced using gridded estimates of precipitation, temperature, and elevation from the PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model). PRISM was developed at Oregon State University and information about the gridded ASCII data sets can be obtained from: https://prism.oregonstate.edu/.These data were created as part of this thesis: https://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/m1uotc/CP71174200670001451These data were contributed to INSIDE Idaho at the University of Idaho Library in 1999.

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